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Contents of January 1998 American Libraries
News Fronts
7 ALA
- William Gordon Selected Executive Director
- Long, Gomez to Compete for 1999-2000 Presidency
- ALA and ACLU Receive Hefner Free-Speech Award
- Outsourcing Task Force to Meet at Midwinter
- Spectrum Initiative Gathers Steam
- ALA Joins "Read Across America" Campaign Launched by NEA
- Chapter Report, by Christine Watkins
19 Washington
- ALA Praises Internet Copyright Bill
- Senator Coats Introduces CDA Successor
- Elizabeth Sywetz Named IMLS Deputy Director
21 USA
- Internet Summit Seeks Ways to Protect Kids Online
- Will the New Year Sprout a New Leaf for DCPL?
- Director Shoulders Blame in Assessment Dispute
- Following Merger, Dialog Dismisses 330
- Troubled Las Vegas Staff Asks Union Recognition
- and more
40 International
- Field Trip to Palestinian Libraries Yields Audience with Arafat: Special Report by Ron Chepesiuk
- Guadalajara Book Fair Offers Peerless Spanish-Language Collection: Special Report by Ron Chepesiuk
Features
66 The McLibrary Syndrome
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
The furor over outsourcing is much more than a bottom-line battle—it cuts to the heart of librarianship
72 Why Outsourcing Is Our Friend
BY RONALD A. DUBBERLY
Only the outsourced will survive in the growing clamor for lean, mean service machines
76 Return of the Native
BY RICHARD ABEL
An outsourcing pioneer maintains that the concept has been misunderstood and abused
80 The Politics of Cultural Authority
BY WAYNE A. WIEGAND
High-profile library positions are persistently "outsourced" because we haven't learned from our professional history
84 At Age 32, the Amistad Center Is Poised for Attention
BY K. G. WILKINS
ALA's Midwinter Meeting-goers: Take time to see a unique collection of African Americana
88 StoryLines America Joins Libraries and Public Radio in Smash Kick-off
BY GEORGIA LOMAX and SUSAN BRANDEHOFF
Regional literature reaches readers over the airwaves
91 Guidelines for Writing Children's Internet Policies
BY SHARON CAMPBELL
An Internet professional offers a practical checklist
Departments
48 Money Matters
52 Reader Forum
54 ALA President's Message
"Visions, Values, and Opportunities"
BY BARBARA J. FORD
56 Editorial
"Tortilla Soup Instead of Turkey, Por Favor"
BY LEONARD KNIFFEL
62 On My Mind
"Why People Still Need Libraries"
BY DOROTHY BRODERICK
94 Currents
96 Internet Librarian
"Predictions from the Magic Eight Ball"
BY KAREN G. SCHNEIDER
98 Technically Speaking
100 Librarian's Library
102 Quick Bibs
"Personal Bests"
BY BILL OTT
103 Datebook
105 ALA 1998 Annual Conference Registration
112 Career Leads
134 Index to Advertisers
136 Will's World
"The Worldwide Vanity Press"
BY WILL MANLEY